The Verve Break Up Once Again

Their hate runs deep.

For the third time in the last 13 years, aging Britpop titans the Verve have decided they really can't stand each other-- not even enough to play "Bittersweet Symphony" to thousands every once in a while for boatloads of cash. (Via The Guardian.) This is true hate, people, you can't fake it. And in a weird way, I respect their uncontrollable ire.

The Daily Mirrorcites an unnamed source, who said, "As far as [guitarist] Nick [McCabe] and [bassist] Simon [Jones] are concerned the Verve no longer exists. They think Richard [Ashcroft] was just using the reunion as a vehicle to get his solo career on track."

This latest reunion began in 2007 and peaked with a headlining slot at last year's Glastonbury. They also released a respectable comeback album, Forth. As for the future, McCabe and Jones are already hard at work on a new project dubbed the Black Ships. And, based on a sample song on their MySpace, the new band sounds pretty druggy-- kinda like early Verve.